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Table 2 Agronomic indicators for canola grown at different rotation intensities at Lacombe, Scott and Swift Current

From: Crop rotation significantly influences the composition of soil, rhizosphere, and root microbiota in canola (Brassica napus L.)

 

2018

2019

C-C

C-W

C-P-B

C-C

C-W

C-P-B

Lacombe

 Moisture (%)

36.0 (2.1)

35.3 (3.0)

34.9 (2.9)

33.9 (7.4)

29.9 (2.2)

32.1 (4.7)

 Yield (kg/ha)

2952 (838)

3650 (523)

3676 (392)

3151 (269)A

3279(586)A

3952(421)B

 Oil (%)*

44.1 (1.5)

45.3 (1.5)

45.5 (1.6)

43.7 (1.3)

43.8 (1.7)

44.5 (1.0)

 Protein (%)*

20.6 (0.4)A

19.6 (1.0)B

19.3 (0.5)B

20.7 (0.5)

20.3 (0.4)

20.3 (0.6)

 Blackleg (%)

80.8 (16.4)A

28.3 (21.4)B

28.8 (14.8)B

85.3 (13.4)A

62.8 (25.4)AB

48.3 (27.8)B

 Alternaria (%)

ND

ND

ND

9.1 (5.4)A

4.7 (1.4)B

4.3 (1.3)B

Scott

 Moisture (%)

19.1 (2.4)

19.9 (2.6)

17.8 (2.6)

17.3 (1.6)

18.4 (2.5)

17.5 (3.4)

 Yield (kg/ha)

2642 (382)A

2464 (268)AB

2252 (165)B

2882 (375)

2861 (152)

3086(429)

 Oil (%)*

43 (0.9)

44.1 (1.4)

44 (1.7)

45.8 (1.5)

47 (1.6)

46.7 (2.4)

 Protein (%)*

21.1 (1.5)

20.2 (2.2)

19.7 (2.3)

19.9 (1.3)

18.7 (2.1)

18.9 (2.6)

 Blackleg (%)

58 (12.3)A

34.8 (13)A

22.5 (10)B

76.8 (13.9)A

61.3 (15.4)AB

28 (26.2)B

 Alternaria (%)

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

Swift Current

 Moisture (%)

8.3 (0.6)

9.4 (1.6)

9.8 (2.8)

8.4 (0.8)A

9.5 (1.0)AB

9.9 (1.3)B

 Yield (kg/ha)

688 (111)

608 (82)

649 (141)

1872 (105)A

2294 (93)A

2421 (154)B

 Oil (%)*

40.1 (1.4)

39.8 (1.3)

40.1 (0.9)

40 (1.9)A

42.9 (1.7)B

41.9 (2.4)AB

 Protein (%)*

27.1 (0.6)

27.1 (0.5)

27 (0.5)

24.6 (0.5)A

21.3 (0.9)B

22.6 (0.8)C

 Blackleg (%)

16 (7.5)A

20 (6.4)A

6.5 (2.6)B

28.7 (8.2)A

15.3 (7.0)B

22.8 (6.9)AB

 Alternaria (%)

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

  1. *At 8.5% moisture, ND not detected
  2. Values were compared using MANOVA analysis with Benjamini–Hochberg false discovery rate correction and significant differences between rotation intensities indicated by bold uppercase letters (p ≤ 0.05)